khutbah

K5H4U1T1B3A1H4
/ˈkʊtbə//ˈxʊtbə/

noun

A talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.

“Save your khutbah for another time.”

OriginArabic خُطْبَة →
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Meanings

nounkhutbah (plural khutbahs)

plural khutbahs · alternative khotbah · alternative khotbeh · alternative khutba · alternative khutbeh

  1. IslamA talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.

    Save your khutbah for another time.

Origin

  1. Arabicخُطْبَة
  2. Arabicخُطْبَة
  3. Englishkhutbah

Borrowed from Arabic خُطْبَة (ḵuṭba).

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Translations

Arabic خُطْبَة
  • خُطْبَة (ḵuṭba)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Bengali খুতবা
  • খুতবা (khutoba)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Bulgarian ху́тба
  • ху́тба (hútba)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Chinese Mandarin 呼圖白 /呼图白
  • 呼圖白 /呼图白talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Czech chutba
  • chutbatalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
French khotba
  • khotbatalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Hebrew חֻ׳טְבּה
  • חֻ׳טְבּהtalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Hindi ख़ुतबा
  • ख़ुतबा (xutbā)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Indonesian khutbah, khotbah
  • khutbahtalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
  • khotbahtalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
  • kotbahtalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Malay khutbah
  • khutbahtalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Persian خطبه
  • خطبه (xotbe)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Polish chutba
  • chutbatalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Portuguese khutba
  • khutbatalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Russian ху́тба
  • ху́тба (xútba)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Swahili hotuba
  • hotubatalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Turkish hutbe
  • hutbetalk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Urdu خطبہ
  • خطبہ (xutba)talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer
Cite this entry
APA

khutbah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khutbah

MLA

“khutbah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khutbah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khutbah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khutbah.

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